Art Campaign:

COVID-19 Anti-Stigma Artwork

As the overwhelming impacts of COVID-19 on public health and economic well-being continue to compound, we have the opportunity to re-make and re-design our systems and practices so that the economic and public health recovery from the pandemic centers communities who have had the greatest barriers to justice, health, well-being and self-determination.

As a partnership focused on bringing together community, government and philanthropy in a new way, Communities of Opportunity believes that we must center the wisdom and strengths of community to transform how we create health and well-being for all people. Art is a necessary and too often overlooked component of envisioning these new and alternative futures.

We are so thankful to the seven artists who contributed to this series, for their creative labor and their commitment to expressing the power of community care, the healing potential of our traditions, and the ability to collectively combat the racism and stigma that has been attached to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We invite you to also join us in our vision to transform our future condition to one grounded in care, respect, equity and partnership. These works by seven local artists and community creatives offer fresh ways of understanding the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic with race, bias and culture.

The art features messages of hope and resilience and emphasizes that our health and well-being as individuals, and as a community, depends on one another. They are also a direct response to the bias and stigma that we saw grow out of the of the COVID-19 pandemic. They not only help us reflect on the community solidarity that we have consistently seen throughout this pandemic response, but also suggest ways of creating a better future, especially during times of uncertainty and great challenge.

To contact COO about use of any of the below art, or to connect with the artists, reach out to: info@coopartnerships.